diff --git a/construct/construct.cc b/construct/construct.cc
index a234f851d..c1ed9a35b 100644
--- a/construct/construct.cc
+++ b/construct/construct.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const char *const usererrstr
 
 bool printversion;
 bool cmdline;
+bool quietmode;
 const char *configfile;
 const char *execute;
 lgetopt opts[] =
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ lgetopt opts[] =
 	{ "version",    &printversion,    lgetopt::BOOL,    "Print version and exit" },
 	{ "configfile", &configfile,      lgetopt::STRING,  "File to use for ircd.conf" },
 	{ "debug",      &ircd::debugmode, lgetopt::BOOL,    "Enable options for debugging" },
+	{ "quiet",      &quietmode,       lgetopt::BOOL,    "Suppress log messages at the terminal." },
 	{ "console",    &cmdline,         lgetopt::BOOL,    "Drop to a command line immediately after startup" },
 	{ "execute",    &execute,         lgetopt::STRING,  "Execute command lines immediately after startup" },
 	{ "nolisten",   &ircd::nolisten,  lgetopt::BOOL,    "Normal execution but without listening sockets" },
@@ -90,6 +92,9 @@ try
 	if(printversion)
 		return print_version();
 
+	if(quietmode)
+		ircd::log::console_disable();
+
 	// The matrix origin is the first positional argument after any switched
 	// arguments. The matrix origin is the hostpart of MXID's for the server.
 	const ircd::string_view origin
diff --git a/construct/construct.h b/construct/construct.h
index fdca90682..8dc032f36 100644
--- a/construct/construct.h
+++ b/construct/construct.h
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 // console.cc
 //
 
+extern bool quietmode;
 extern bool console_active;
+
 void console_spawn();
 void console_execute(const std::vector<std::string> &lines);
 void console_cancel();